Senior Technical Specialist - WBG

Background: The International Youth Foundation (IYF) is a global non-profit organization, working in over 80 countries and territories to improve the conditions and prospects for young people where they live, work and play. Established in 1990 to bring worldwide resources to young people in need, IYF works with hundreds of companies, foundations and civil society organizations to strengthen and “scale-up” existing programs that are making a positive and lasting difference in young lives. Over the past 20 years, IYF and its global network of in-country partners have helped millions of young people gain access to the life skills, education, health information, job training and opportunities critical to their success.

Senior Technical Specialist -- West Bank & Gaza

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Technical Specialist will provide oversight and technical input into the design and implementation of the Youth Entrepreneurship Development (YED) program in the West Bank and Gaza. This includes workforce skills and entrepreneurship skills development activities including project design and implementation; identification of skills development needs and priorities; development of training plans, curriculum and training programs; delivery of training to Youth Serving Institutions (YSIs) and beneficiaries; and identification of additional technical specialists as needed.  The Senior Technical Specialist will be based in the West Bank and be responsible for technical program implementation and monitoring on a full-time basis.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/SPECIFIC DUTIES

-Provide technical input into the design and implementation of the program, and monitoring and evaluation plan, leading coordination with and amongst staff and partners.
-Assist Chief of Party in monitoring project quality.
-Scan/monitor existing institutional programs (Ministry, USAID, NGO, University, and Private Sector), intellectual property and partners to leverage existing activities, identify gaps projects could fill, avoid duplication, and maximize synergies.
-Review M&E data and reporting, track project performance and identify best practices.
-Identify areas for evaluation and learning activities, as well as learning events of importance to broader stakeholder community.
-Conduct project monitoring site visits and report on project activities on a regular basis.
-Provide capacity building services to both our local partners and government entities.
-Promote collaboration and coordination amongst implementing partners.
-Successfully encourage private sector partners to commit to provide funds, project resources, internships, jobs, and volunteers to support projects funded by IYF.
-Provide regular updates on implementation progress and prepare appropriate contributions to quarterly reports and generate other technical reports as required.
-Identify any problems and challenges that may arise and offer solutions accordingly.

SUPERVISOR

Reports directly to the Chief of Party based in West Bank.  

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

-A Master’s degree or equivalent in Workforce Development, Education or a closely related field is preferred
-Minimum of 7 years experience working on youth employment/entrepreneurship programming in the region. Experience working on Public Private Partnerships is preferred.
-Demonstrated ability to find viable solutions to complicated problems in a flexible, time-sensitive and creative manner.
-Experience successfully working with the public sector, the private sector, and/or civil society, community based organizations, local communities, local government and donors and in developing effective capacity building methods.
-Solid “troubleshooting” skills and sound judgment in dealing with partners experiencing implementation challenges.
-Experience working on USAID-funded programs in West Bank and Gaza and/or the Middle East region.
-Demonstrated experience managing teams of diverse actors to produce programmatic results.
-Good command of English, both oral and written is required.  Arabic language skills are preferred.

LOCATION: West Bank

Application Instructions
Please email CV and cover letter by e-mail to [email protected] with “Senior Technical Specialist - WBG” on the subject line. Deadline to submit is December 1, 2010. Please note only finalists will be contacted.  No phone calls please.  International Youth Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.